Jassica Febick of Lacey cooling off on the job at a Barnegat garden center on July 6 (file photo by Bob Bielk)

Finland’s highest-ever temperature reading was 99 degrees on July 29, while Moscow hit 102 – its highest reading ever – on July 30, according to a NOAA statement, which cites the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

China had its warmest July since 1961, according to the statement, which cites the Beijing Climate Center.

“The occurrence of all these events at almost the same time raises questions about their possible linkages to the predicted increase in intensity and frequency of extreme events,” according to the post.

“A series of recent publications indicate that main patterns of atmospheric variability exhibit noticeable changes and are predicted to be different in a warmer climate,” the post says.